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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden hold talks on the sidelines of Quad Summit meeting, in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (PTI)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | As India, US draw closer, Delhi must stay...

PM Modi and his advisers must carefully balance India's permanent national interests

20 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

There was no urge to impose a culture, as in the north, but to adapt to local cultures as a means for expanding trade. (AA File Image)

Saeed Naqvi | When it comes to politeness, culture, is South now ahead...

Not only is there no evidence of Urdu promoted except under the Nizam, there are prodigious works in Malayalam or Tamil...

19 Jun 2023 12:46 AM IST

The BJPs outreach initiatives will also include public rallies to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi covering Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and MP. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Could India get all it wants from US, not...

No none has paused to ask what is it that the United States is looking for in India as its strategic partner.

19 Jun 2023 12:04 AM IST

The BJPs outreach initiatives will also include public rallies to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi covering Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and MP. (Photo: PTI)

Manish Tewari | The Chinese ascendancy and America's dilemma

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, is slated to make his visit to Beijing on June 18 just ahead of Modi's visit...

18 Jun 2023 12:39 AM IST

Talking of cultural differences in sleeping, Indian families can snooze very differently to their Western counterparts. (Photo by arrangement)

Shreya Sen-Handley | Who's been sleeping in my bed?

The size of our beds has grown over the ages, and that's as much about evolution as it is about socioeconomics.

18 Jun 2023 12:31 AM IST

Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi, P Chidambaram, KC Venugopal and other members stage a protest near the Gandhi Statue demanding discussion on national security and Indo-China border dispute issue during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

Anita Anand | Protests, and how to handle them: A wake-up call for all...

The fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression means citizens can express themselves, in peaceful ways.

18 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Rishi Sunak, front-runner to the British PM post (Photo: AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Caesar vs Brutus or Boris vs Rishi? Morality twist to...

BoJo read the graffiti on the wall and resigned his seat before the judgment and penalty were announced.

17 Jun 2023 12:22 AM IST

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. (Image: https://www.lbsnaa.gov.in/)

Shobhaa De | Hail our brilliant babus... thanks for running India

Personally speaking, I like babus and respect the breed.

17 Jun 2023 12:08 AM IST

Rajasthan Womens Commission chairperson Suman Sharma said, We need to prepare boys with broad chests and it is our responsibility and the responsibility of mothers to inculcate values among the children. (Photo: Facebook Screengrab/ Suman Sharma)

Dilip Cherian | Junior officer's appointment to UPSC sets off...

In a world driven by hierarchies as much as by performance, babus are rather prickly about these matters.

16 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Mr Nitish Kumar said the prohibition law was implemented in Bihar on the demand of women. (PTI)

Sunil Gatade | How snakes and ladders, in India, takes a political...

With Brand Modi badly hit, home minister Amit Shah and the party's top brass are burning the midnight oil to evolve...

16 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Millets can play a major role in addressing climate induced challenges to Indias food and nutrition security. (DC File Photo)

Suman Sahai | It's time to take millets seriously, to fight climate,...

Millets are of crucial importance to weather the ravages of climate change.

15 Jun 2023 12:11 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Claude Arpi | China in suspense as Xi, 70, has junked succession plan

What will happen if the supreme boss goes?

15 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST